Table 2.
Smoking, vaping and vaping purchasing behaviors among those who vaped in the past 12-months
| Canada % (n=846) | United States % (n=972) | England % (n=961) | Total % (n=2779) | Canada vs US PR* (95% CI) | US vs England PR* (95% CI) | Canada vs England PR* (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked in the past 30 days (% yes) | 34.9 (295) | 35.8 (348) | 41.5 (399) | 37.5 (1043) | 0.97 (0.85 - 1.12) | 0.86 (0.76 - 0.97) | 0.84 (0.74 - 0.96) |
| Smoked ≥ 20 days in past 30 days (%yes) | 12.6 (106) | 12.6 (123) | 12.7 (122) | 12.6 (351) | 0.99 (0.75 - 1.32) | 0.99 (0.77 - 1.28) | 0.99 (0.75 - 1.3) |
| Vaped in the past 30 days (% yes) | 40.2 (340) | 46.7 (454) | 36.1 (347) | 41.1 (1142) | 0.86 (0.76 - 0.97) | 1.29 (1.15 - 1.45) | 1.11 (0.98 - 1.27) |
| Vaped ≥ 20 days in past 30 days (% yes) | 8.8 (74) | 9.1 (89) | 6.2 (59) | 8 (222) | 0.96 (0.67 - 1.36) | 1.48 (1.04 - 2.12) | 1.42 (0.98 - 2.07) |
| Above the legal age to purchase tobacco/vaping products (%yes) | 48.1 (407) | 52.4 (510) | 52 (500) | 51 (1416) | 0.92 (0.83 - 1.02) | 1.01 (0.92 - 1.11) | 0.93 (0.84 - 1.03) |
| Purchased vaping product in the past 12 months (% yes) | 31.9 (270) | 39.6 (385) | 26.1 (251) | 32.6 (906) | 0.81 (0.71 - 0.94) | 1.51 (1.31 - 1.74) | 1.24 (1.05 - 1.45) |
| Refused sale of vaping product in the past 12 months because of age (% yes) | 10.0 (85) | 13.5 (132) | 10.1 (97) | 11.3 (314) | 0.74 (0.55 - 0.99) | 1.34 (1.02 - 1.76) | 0.99 (0.73 - 1.35) |
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PR: prevalence ratio; CI: confidence interval